Barbour County index. [volume] (Medicine Lodge, Kan.) 1880-current, 1887-01-26
RAILROAD BOND PETITION.

To THE HONORABLE BOARD or COUNTY CON-
MIssIoNERs OF THE COUNTY or BARBER, IN
THE STATE OF KANSAS.
The undersigned being more than two-ffths
OF the resilient taxpayers, of MingOna town
ship, OF the county of Barber. in the state of
Kansas, respectfully pray your honorable
body TO submit to the qualified electors of
said township, proposition TO subscribe
twenty-five thousand dollars, to the capital
stock, of the Kansas q Panhandle Railroad
company, corporation, created and existing
under aud by virtne or the laws of the state
OF Kansas, which proposes to Construct A
line OF railroad into and through said town
SNIP. And that In payment for said su bscrip-
uon OF said stock, bonds OF said township
shall be issued in sums of one-thousand dol.
lars each, payable In thirty years from date
OF issue. with interest payable semi-annually.
~ the rate OF six per cent. per annum on the
hrst day of January and on the first day of
July, OF each and every year. until said prin-
c1pai shall become due: aud said bonds shall
have attached thereunto semi-annuaI inter
est coupons. and the said bonds ibOth princi-
pal and INTEREST," shall be payable at the fiscal
agency OF the state of Kansas. I'm the CITY of
New YORK, in the state of New York
And, the condition on which said subscrip-
tion 20 the capital stock shall be made are
struct and operate and maintain said rail.
road OF standard gauge, from
some point on the north or cast side of
through said township and have the same I'm
operation OF before the 3ist tlay OF D,,s.en1-
Der, A. ID. 1881, and erect anu maintain "A de-
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ship rs follows, to-wit:-Wi;hin one-auarter
~ of mile of the intersection of FrnnkIin
avenue and Main street, in the town OF Min
Coma
And VIC further pray that You order a spc-
ctal election, TO be held IN said town shfn N,
pursuance % chapter lOs Of the laws of 1870
aud the acts OF the Legislature of the stat,. of
Kansas aInendatory thereof, to vote uDou
the questio of subscribing for SAID stocS as
aforesaid. Aud the form OF the b.tl.ots To be
used at such election and for such Drovbsition
be- For sub scrlptiOn To stock OF the Kansas x
Panhandle Railroad Conpany'' and those
against su n proposition, To- bt, AxainSf
Authorization 10 sf,s.k of tho y @,s..,. - -,
handle railroad Cofnpauy."
AND WHEREAS said Hoard of County Com
missioners have examined said petition, and
II having been shown To the salisia action OF
said board that said petition has been gned by
more than tw0-ffths of the resident taxi a.
cts. IN said township. and is In the form d, =
scrlood by law and is In all cspects regular
and legal and said board so finds and declares
Now THEKEFORE. pursuant TO the prayer
OF said petition and the statutes In such case
made and provided II IL hereby ordered by
the Board OF County Commissioners of said
county. that a SPECIAL election be he'd
ut the usual voting places I'm said township OIL
TUESDAY, THE end DAY OF FEBRUARY
A ID. 1857.
at which sad election the proposftion &c,
forth IN the herinbcfore recitcd petition
which petition. with the signatures thereto
utDitted. n ht'rcy made part of this order
sLah be submitted TO the legally su,n nee